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Visitation:
4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Lincoln.
Service:
10:00 a.m. Thursday at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
in Elkhart
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln
Obituary
Elkhart- Martin F. Gleason, 88, passed away at 8:36
a.m. Sunday October 5, 2014 at his home surrounded
by his family.
Martin was born on May 19, 1926 in Elkhart; son of
Martin P. and Vedus Thompson Gleason. He married
Norma Jeanne Hagan on February 19, 1949 in Lincoln;
she preceded him in death on December 22, 2007.
Martin is survived by his children: William (Mary)
Gleason of Middletown; Larry (Martha) Gleason of
Sherman; Robert (Nina) Gleason of Elkhart; Timothy
(Kristine) Gleason of Elkhart; Todd (Claranne)
Gleason Mahomet; Jay (Laurie) Gleason of Princeton;
17 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; One
sister: Norma Smith of Oswego. He was preceded in
death by his parents and one grandchild.
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Martin was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
in Elkhart and was on the church board. He was a
lifelong farmer in Hurlbut and Corwin Townships in
Logan County. He was a WW II Veteran, serving in the
US Navy. He served on the following boards: Soil
Conservation, Elkhart Grade School, Logan County
Farm Bureau, he was the Elkhart 4H leader for 9
years, he played and managed baseball teams in
Elkhart and Lincoln, and was an avid golfer.
Memorial Service for Martin will be 10:00 a.m.
Thursday October 9, 2014 at St. Patrick’s Catholic
Church in Elkhart with Father Glenn Fontana
officiating. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m.
Wednesday October 8, 2014 at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Lincoln. Burial will follow the
service at Elkhart Cemetery where full military
rites will be accorded. Memorials may be given to
St. Patrick’s Church or the Alzheimer’s Association.
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